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Mechanical engineer here, they are very common, and are a great product. Some of the larger ones can push over 150,000 cfm. I have specced these fans in aircraft hangars and other spaces with tall ceilings - they are very effective and are low on energy costs

The marketing for this company actually generated some controversy in Lexington when they changed their name in 2002 and put up a billboard of their new logo and name. They received enough complaints to add a section on their website called "Rants and Raves" where they quoted e-mails from haters and lovers of their marketing. The amount of attention they received from their branding strategy helped propel them to the national big ass fan powerhouse you see today.

I am considering getting one for the fencing club I run. We don't have A/C so it gets pretty bad there during the summer. Do you think it does a good job of keeping people cool? They're really expensive--the cheapest one is $3000.

If you turn them up all the way, they will blow you away. My parent's church has one (A really big church), and when it's just on 2 you can see all the feathers in all the old lady hats flapping around like a bird orgy.

Yep, i remember that airport, there were cats roaming around and birds flying through it. I can still smell the air, a mix of jet fuel, warm salty air, cigarettes and palm grooves. I really enjoyed my visit in that gorgeous country.

If you are planning a trip to Kentucky, do yourself a favor and spend a couple of days in or around Lexington, KY. We have tons of interesting local sites, plenty of locally exclusive award-winning craft brews, beautiful scenery, and an active downtown scene with tons to offer.

I went to one of Lexington's test houses that have a huge warehouse for EMC testing of huge transformers. They had two of these fans there. At 10% of top speed, the warehouse was breezy. He let me crank it up till 60%. Felt like I was in a snowstorm in Upstate NY.

We started in 1999 as the HVLS Fan Company, but after 3 years in business we finally had to bow to the sentiments of our customers and concede that we do, in fact, design and manufacture some Big Ass Fans. It was therefore a natural step to change our name to Big Ass Fan Company..."

Where was this taken? I live near their office and I can't tell you how much of that company I've seen around my town. They sell fans to places all across the world, but it still feels weird to see pictures of them on the internet.

Yeah, they hand out all sorts of stuff at career fairs and then students love to giggle about their Big Ass Fans beer coozies and cups. One of my hubby's roommates interned for them once summer, they were... puts on shades pretty chill to work for.

I work a for a company in their supply base, and the people that work there are great, too. Also, their logo, barely seen to the left of the "B" in the submitted picture, is a graphic of a donkey shown from the back and looking over its shoulder. So, it's kind of the ass of an ass.

I once spent a couple hours sorting papers because i wanted to see how much breeze the "high" setting put out. The answer: A LOT. Papers everywhere. Took forever to figure out what went on who's desk. These things are awesome, if you use paperweights :)

We had two of the bigger ones in a warehouse I worked at. Looked like a helicopter crashed into the roof. I remember when they first fired them up, watch all the dust and trash move quickly to the walls.

I worked installing conveyor belts and sometimes I'd go into some pretty weird factories. I went into one one time and looked up and said "Man, that's a big ass fan." to my coworker. The maintenance man turned it off and said "Read the fan." and sure enough it said that right on it. I couldn't believe it.

Awesome. I work for an engineering company that helped design motor. It's silent. Their swag is great. I got my daughter a pink ball cap with "Big Ass Fans" on it and lady at Subway looked at me like I was a bad reality show parent. Their Web site is cool, too.

The school I work at installed this fan as well. However, at least the name is in an inconspicuous place in the picture. The one in the school has the name in the center of the fan complete with the ass of an ass. Every time a student look up, they will start giggling. It's the best fan ever though!

What the hell, I lived down the road from one of these factories for 2+ years. I played indoor soccer in a place that had a few of them. I never thought to whore karma from them because I though everyone knew about them. Looks like I avoided the karma train..

Im an electrician. These fans run on something called a Freak Drive or also know as an Electric drive. They are an industrial system which performs the conversion of electrical energy to mechanical energy. They are able to create an insane amount of torque. Really pushing air and not just moving it. Thats what makes these fans amazing. Not the size

Blast. I saw this fan a few years back, maybe actually closer to ten and took a pic with my then shitty phone. Should have posted it. Dag. They're so fucking huge fans. That should be the up-sized version's name: HUGE MOTHA FUCKIN' FAN

I installed a couple of these at Ed Morse Buick in New Port Richey (Well helped install, I'm a electrician) The owner dude was cool as hell and we went drinking with him after we were done at the bar across the street. My dad (who I was working with at the time) ended up talking him out of a couple t-shirts.